Zebra stripes on buttercream, how??

Hey folks, I am planning to make my granddaughter's 16th birthday cake. She wants zebra stripes. I am planning to use the Buttercream Dream icing recipe and my question is will fondant zebra stripes stick on a crusted buttercream cake. If so, how do I go about making them stick. thx. in advance. Vicky

Fondant stripes will work just fine on buttercream. If the buttercream has already crusted, you just have to moisten the back of the piece of fondant with water, thinned piping gel, or thinned corn syrup (I just use water) and lightly rub the fondant after you place it on the cake to be sure it is completely in contact with the cake.

Sorry, I have never tried rolling fondant out on anything other than a fondant mat, On Cake Boss they roll it out on there counter tops , but they dust it first with corn starch (I think thats what they use) , And Im thinking that the sheets might be easier to use, Not sure though !!!!

I absolutly LOVE the sugar sheets! Especially for zebra stripes. The Wilton brand already comes on black and for $4 you can cover a 12"-14" cake depending on how you cut the stripes and the distance apart you place them. No rolling fondant! Here are a few of my pics where I have used the Wilton sugar sheets

Hey Doramoreno, Funny, my grandaughter that I am making the cake for is named Brianna. And the pink is also what she wants. The sugar sheets sound like a life saver to me as I have never worked w/ fondant before. Do you cut them w/ scissors or what? Any other tips? Do you moisten them before attaching them? Gosh, I think I love you.

Hey Doramoreno, Funny, my grandaughter that I am making the cake for is named Brianna. And the pink is also what she wants. The sugar sheets sound like a life saver to me as I have never worked w/ fondant before. Do you cut them w/ scissors or what? Any other tips? Do you moisten them before attaching them? Gosh, I think I love you.

Aww how sweet! Thank you! They are so easy to work with. I prefer to use an exacto knife but you can certainly use scissors. Don't leave the sheet out in the open air because they will dry out and crack when you cut them. They are flexible and will stay like that for a good hour I would guesstimate. Attach them to your buttercream before it crusts. If it has already crusted you can brush a little water on the back of the sheet and then attach. Don't saturate it though because it will melt or tear or bleed. I just cut long pointy stripes, not too thick or thin. You can google Zebra Stripes to get a more realistic looking pattern. Have fun with it!